Mugabe flown to Singapore for urgent medical check-up

Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, has been flown to Singapore for urgent medical attention, reports say.

Vice President, Phelekezela Mphoko, is reported to have taken over as acting president.

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State-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation however said that Mugabe travelled to Singapore for official engagement.

The ZBC claim contradicts the government-owned Herald, which reported that the president travelled to Singapore for “routine medical check-up.”

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He is expected back in Zimbabwe on May 13, reports say.